Episode 3 - Vinish Wilson - Meeting Mother Teresa, using explosives to find water, and Maranatha's work in India

Dustin Comm sits down with Maranatha’s country director in India, who shares his journey from a Himalayan town in northern India to becoming a Seventh-day Adventist and eventually working for Maranatha for the past 23 years.Vinish talks about his initial experience with Maranatha as a translator for a large project called “India 2000,” working as a volunteer support person thereafter, and the big-picture impact Maranatha has had across the country since then.The guys discuss the recent work in the mountainous state of Manipur where transportation is difficult, the variety of ways that Maranatha has provided clean water across India over the years, and how the COVID pandemic was particularly difficult for our in-country crews there.Vinish also talks about the current work at the Binjipali Adventist School, and the extraordinary story of the Jingshai Mihngi Adventist School which sat directly next to an open sewer line.Thanks for listening! Please like, comment, and subscribe.Visit maranatha.org for more info on the work of Maranatha Volunteers International.Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general!On September 19, 2026, join us in Sacramento, California, for our annual convention, Mission: Maranatha. You’ll be inspired by volunteer testimonies, stories from the mission field, and updates from Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders around the globe. Plus, be blessed by Oakwood University's award-winning choir, The Aeolians.Learn more at https://maranatha.org/media-events/maranatha-convention/